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As such, previous authors have recommended fixation of at least 1 bone in the setting of a floating knee injury. This strategy, however, has never been evaluated and the outcomes of modern treatment are unknown.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We performed a multicenter retrospective review of the records of pediatric patients with ipsilateral femoral and tibial fractures that had been treated at 11 tertiary care level-I pediatric trauma centers from 2004 to 2014. Outcomes and treatment strategies were assessed with standardized means.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Over the study period, 130 floating knees in 129 patients met the inclusion criteria for evaluation. The average patient age was 10.2 years, and 63.1% were male. One-third of the patients presented with open injuries, and 83.8% of injuries were related to vehicular trauma. Simple diaphyseal fractures (OTA\/AO 32-A and B femoral fractures and OTA\/AO 42-A and B tibial fractures) were most common. Intramedullary fixation (rigid or flexible) was the most common treatment strategy for femoral fractures (69.2%). Tibial fractures were treated most commonly with casting (27.7%), followed by flexible intramedullary nailing (24.6%). The mean duration of hospitalization was 9.7 days. Outcomes were excellent in 66.6% of cases and good in 26.4% of cases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Previous literature on pediatric floating knee injuries consisted of small case series that were published prior to the introduction of flexible intramedullary nailing to North America. This multicenter study of a large cohort demonstrates a change in practice pattern from a largely nonoperative treatment strategy to operative fixation of at least the femoral fracture. In the present study, this approach led to good or excellent results in 93.1% of cases and was associated with a short duration of hospitalization.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Therapeutic\n                      <jats:underline>Level III<\/jats:underline>\n                      . See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2106\/jbjs.18.01446","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,10,11]],"date-time":"2019-10-11T11:59:35Z","timestamp":1570795175000},"page":"1761-1767","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["The Pediatric \u201cFloating Knee\u201d Injury"],"prefix":"10.2106","volume":"101","author":[{"name":"CORTICES","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"issue":"376","key":"bib1-20230810","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"124","DOI":"10.1097\/00003086-200007000-00018","article-title":"The floating knee in the pediatric patient. 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